;     Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2006 22:40:57 -0500
;     From: Jim Muth <jamth@mindspring.com>
;  Subject: [Fractint] FOTD 29-12-06 (Fractal Curlicues [6])
;       Id: <1.5.4.16.20061228224312.30b75e52@pop.mindspring.com>
; ---------
; 
; FOTD -- December 29, 2006 (Rating 6)
; 
; Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts:
; 
; For today's fractal recipe I mixed 2 parts of Z^(2) with 0.1 
; part of Z^(0.1) and added C.  The resulting parent fractal is 
; shaped pretty much like the Mandelbrot set.  But closer exami-
; nation reveals strange things happening, especially in the 
; vicinity of the large period-2 bud and the negative stem, which 
; have undergone such a transformation as to be barely recogniz-
; able.  Today's scene is located on the northwest shoreline of 
; what remains of the large bud.
; 
; I named the image "Fractal Curlicues".  That's what I thought of 
; when I first saw the swirling, twisting elements surrounding the 
; compulsory central midget.  With its rating of a 6, the image is 
; just barely above average.
; 
; And as for that pesky calculation time, the 3-3/4 minutes should 
; try the patience of few if any.  Those who for some reason do 
; not calculate fractals from parameter files may view the image 
; by visiting the FOTD web site at:
; 
;        <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html>
; 
; where it is or soon will be posted for all the world to see.
; 
; Cloudy skies and an unseasonably mild temperature of 46F 8C made 
; conditions relatively harmless here at New Fractal Central on 
; Thursday.  The fractal cats were still amused by the shreds of 
; gift wrapping we left lying around for them to play with.  They 
; do not concern themselves with mundane things such as outside 
; weather.  My day was a little busy, but nothing that I could not 
; handle.  The next FOTD will appear in 24 hours, give or take a 
; few.  Until then, take care, and be serene as you travel from 
; day to day.
; 
; 
; Jim Muth
; jamth@mindspring.com
; jimmuth@aol.com
; 
; 
; START PARAMETER FILE=======================================

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frm:MandelbrotMix4 {; Jim Muth
a=real(p1), b=imag(p1), d=real(p2), f=imag(p2),
g=1/f, h=1/d, j=1/(f-b), z=(-a*b*g*h)^j,
k=real(p3)+1, l=imag(p3)+100, c=fn1(pixel):
z=k*((a*(z^b))+(d*(z^f)))+c,
|z| < l }

; END PARAMETER FILE=========================================
; 
;